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In my opinion I think that if you have a good club/school/instructor you should be testing regularly with "real" intensity or resistant partners.The sad thing is there are many "family/fun for all" Clubs that are not taking the Art seriously as a deadly art. However the nature of striking arts is that you will get knocked out very quickly in training if it was full on every session! Western boxers dont fight every session, they shaddow box, work the bag, hit pads, skip etc. This does not mean when the time comes the "realism" is un obtainable. Also much of the Kata "Bunkai" is to break and severely damage pressure points,joints and limbs, again you could not practice this with a resistant partner as they would be severely hurt. I have been in several real life confrontations and I can thankfully say my training (predominantly Shotokan/GoJu Karate) Kicked some Butt! My 2 pence worth anyhow! Good thought provoking discussion!

Hi All My name is Scott and I have been training in Karate for around 10 years I live in Woking in the United Kingdom and love all things Martial arts! Hope to get chatting with you lot soon!